ventilation vs stertor

stertor vs ventilation

ventilation and stertor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ventilation	Yes	No	No	No
stertor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, stertor is a hyponym of ventilation; that is, stertor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ventilation:

ventilation: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
stertor: the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

Other hyponyms of ventilation include artificial respiration, abdominal breathing, eupnea, eupnoea, hyperpnea, hypopnea, hyperventilation, heaving, panting, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, periodic breathing, smoke, smoking, snore, snoring, sniffle, snivel, snuffle, wheeze, second wind.

ventilation (noun)	stertor (noun)
the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air	the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air
free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest

Difference between ventilation and stertor

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